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74 produkter
Brain Trauma
E-bok, 2009
679 kr
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Author Hal Marcovitz explores brain trauma in detail, covering its causes and effects, treatments, prevention, and medical advances. Charts and graphs share important information visually while fascinating photographs support the text. Readers will also hear from sufferers through their personal …
Personality Disorders
E-bok, 2009
679 kr
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About 1 in 10 people has a Personality Disorder, but many of these disorders will not be severe. If you have a personality disorder, parts of your personality make it hard for you to live with yourself, or may make it difficult for you to be around other people. Added stressors include if you''re …
Drug Abuse
E-bok, 2009
671 kr
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The estimated cost of drug abuse in the United States exceeds 190 billion dollars, and the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence estimates that 20 million Americans ages 12 or older have used an illegal drug in the past 30 days. This timely book explores the issue of drug abuse. …
Video Games
E-bok, 2009
671 kr
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According to Big Fish Games, approximately 155 million American play video games for at least three hours a week, and four out of five households own a video game console. Polygon tells us that consumers spent 16.5 billion dollars on gaming content in 2015. This illuminating volume delves into the …
Sports Injuries
E-bok, 2010
659 kr
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Playing sports can improve fitness and coordination and boost self-discipline and self-esteem, but these benefits sometimes come at a price; sports injuries. This detailed examination covers the causes, diagnoses, current treatments and rehabilitation for the different types of sports injuries. …
Bias in the Media
E-bok, 2010
671 kr
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Media bias occurs when factual journalism is spun in a particular way to appeal to either conservatives or progressives. Rather than concentrating on all of the facts, media bias has a tendency to expose facts or ideas that only tell one side of the story. This pertinent resource provides thorough …
History of Music Videos
E-bok, 2012
649 kr
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The first official music videos aired in the 1970s, but the seeds for making music something more than a pleasure for the ears were planted decades earlier. This book covers the birth of the music video, starting in the 1920s and 1930s when the first great movie musicals were produced, then details …
E-books
E-bok, 2013
679 kr
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Author Hal Marcovitz examines the enormous popularity of e-books in the 21st century. Readers will learn about the evolution of the e-book concept from Project Gutenberg to dedicated e-readers such as Kindle and Nook, as well as the adaptation of e-books for tablet computers. Later chapters delve …
Alamo
Symbol of Freedom
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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In 1836, a small group of Texan settlers fighting for their freedom from Mexico fortified an old Spanish mission near the village of San Antonio de Béxar. Surrounded and badly outnumbered by a larger Mexican army, the defenders of the Alamo vowed to fight rather than surrender. Their sacrifice …
Bald Eagle
Story of Our National Bird
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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In the early days of American independence, government leaders tried to identify an animal that would represent the new nation. They settled on the bald eagle, a proud raptor that fiercely defends its nest and its family. The eagle has been used to represent government power since the time of the …
Confederate Flag
Controversial Symbol of the South
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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The issue of slavery had divided the nation for decades, but problems came to a head after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860. Fearing that Lincoln would attempt to abolish slavery, the legislatures of 11 southern states voted to withdraw from the United States and create a new …
Declaration of Independence
Forming a New Nation
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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The issue of slavery had divided the nation for decades, but problems came to a head after the election of Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860. Fearing that Lincoln would attempt to abolish slavery, the legislatures of 11 southern states voted to withdraw from the United States and create a new …
Ellis Island
The Story of a Gateway to America
E-bok, 2014
130 kr
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Between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million immigrants entered the United States through the Ellis Island processing station in New York harbor. To these immigrants, Ellis Island was a symbol of the American dream—once they passed through its gates, they could start a new life with opportunities …
Independence Hall
Birthplace of Freedom
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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Some of the most important documents in American history were composed and debated within the Pennsylvania State House, now known as Independence Hall. In 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence, which said that the American colonies would no longer be …
Liberty Bell
Let Freedom Ring
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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On July 8, 1776, the bell in the steeple of the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia began to ring, letting the citizens know that an important announcement was about to take place. It was the reading of the Declaration of Independence, a statement by representatives of the 13 American colonies …
Lincoln Memorial
Shrine to an American Hero
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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In November 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States. By the time Lincoln took office in March 1861, the country was in crisis, as 11 states had declared their intention to secede and form a new nation, the Confederate States of America. More than four bloody …
Rock 'n' Roll
Voice of American Youth
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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For more than six decades, Rock ''n'' Roll music has been a voice of youth. This uniquely American style of music has had an enormous impact on the fashion, lifestyles, and attitudes of young people, both in the United States and elsewhere around the world. During the 1960s, rock music helped to …
Statue of Liberty
A Beacon of Welcome and Hope
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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The Statue of Liberty was given to the United States as a gift from the people of France in 1886. It was originally meant as an emblem of the friendship between the two nations, but over the years it has come to mean much more. The Statue of Liberty has come to represent the promise of America—a …
U.S. Constitution
Government by the People
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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In 1787, the young United States was suffering from a governmental crisis. The original form of government created to unite the 13 states did not work well, and it was clear that something new was needed. In Philadelphia, representatives of the states met to create a new system of government. The …
White House
The Home of the U.S. President
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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For more than 200 years, U.S. presidents have lived and worked in the executive mansion at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.—commonly known as the White House. The executive mansion received its nickname in 1798, when its stone exterior was painted white to seal it from moisture and …
Uncle Sam
International Symbol of America
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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It is said that the inspiration for the character of Uncle Sam was a man named Sam Wilson, who provided food for the U.S. Army during the War of 1812. By the 1830s, the figure of Uncle Sam had become a personified image of America, commonly used by newspaper and magazine cartoonists to represent …
Washington Monument
Memorial to a Founding Father
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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George Washington played a vital role in the founding of the United States. He was commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution, presided over the convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution, and served as the first president. To honor Washington for his contributions, in the …
Teens & Career Choices
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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Many young adults dream of getting a good education and finding a job they love. Teenagers recognize that higher education is an important key to finding a fulfilling job, although many young people are worried both about the rising cost of higher education and their future job possibilities given …
Teens & Cheating
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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Experts say that in recent years there has been an epidemic of cheating among young people in the United States. Cheating is more than just students sneaking the answers to school tests; broadly defined, it is breaking the rules to get ahead. Examples of cheating today range from illegally …
Teens & Family Issues
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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Statistics show that 3,200 couples file for divorce every day in the United States, which clearly has an impact on the strength of families. Young people feel the painthe Gallup Organization has found that 75 percent of teenagers between 13 and 17 believe divorce is too easy to get. This volume …
Teens & LGBT Issues
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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Over the past few decades, landmark legal cases, medical discoveries, and movies and television shows have helped increase acceptance of homosexuality in American culture. Young peoples opinions have played an important part in this growing tolerance. Studies show that more than 60 percent of young …
Teens & Race
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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No issue seems to divide Americans as much as race. Nearly five decades after the adoption of federal civil rights laws, Americans are still wrestling with such issues as interracial marriage and affirmative action. Statistics show that teenagers are just as unsure of where they stand on such …
Teens & Sex
E-bok, 2014
129 kr
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The teenage pregnancy rate has dropped in recent years, yet each year more than 320,000 teen girls in the United States give birth. This volume examines the changing attitudes of teenagers toward contraception, abstinence, sexually transmitted diseases, media influences, and other issues involving …
Teens & Suicide
E-bok, 2014
133 kr
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Suicide is the third-leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States; in a recent study by the Gallup Youth Survey, 47 percent of teenagers between the ages of 13 and 17 said they know someone who has tried to take their own lives. This volume examines the cause of teenage suicide and …
Teens & The Supernatural & Paranormal
E-bok, 2014
130 kr
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Teenagers have always been interested in the supernatural and paranormal. This book notes that fascination with the world of fantasy is nothing new, and examines modern groups like Wiccans and Goths. Discussion of the supernatural and the paranormal is interspersed with scientific explanations. …
